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Sydney Sibilia

Sydney Sibilia

Director, writer and producer · Born November 19, 1981 (44) · Salerno, Campania, Italy

Sydney Sibilia (born November 19, 1981) is an Italian film director and screenwriter, known for the "Smetto quando voglio" comedy trilogy (2014-2017).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 19, 1981 (44)
From
Salerno, Campania, Italy
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Sydney Sibilia's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Power
23%
Bonds
19%
Morality
14%
Society
10%
Survival
3%
Class2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Absurd
2
Warm
3
Thrilling
3
Hopeful
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sydney Sibilia's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Sydney Sibilia's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

20 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Carosello in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • 100 di questi anni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Performance: A Dangerous Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • I Am Not What I Am - The Tragedy of Othello by W. Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Hanno ucciso l'Uomo Ragno - La leggendaria storia degli 883 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Mixed by Erry(2023)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Sydney

  • Carosello Carosone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • Rose Island(2020)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Champion(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • I Can Quit Whenever I Want(2019)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Ad Honorem(2017)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Io sì tu no (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Masterclass(2017)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Zio Gianni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 61 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer

  • I Can Quit Whenever I Want(2014)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Niente orchidee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Story

  • Oggi gira così (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

  • Noemi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Cesare

  • Iris Blu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Paolo

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 2005 to 2025.

Biggest box office

I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2019)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Mixed by Erry (2023)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Rose Island (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 20: 1 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting12 of 20: 1 only directing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score85thWriting12 of 20: 2 only writing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thProducing9 of 20: 5 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew2 of 20: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

20 titles, 11 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · 2 acting · 2 crew2010s9 · crew2020s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Sydney Sibilia's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2

Most loved · director, writer, producer

Mixed by Erry (2023)

Midcredits 92nd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 59/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Sydney Sibilia work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sydney Sibilia's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gianni Vezzosi shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers